Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, the matrix below shows USA's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

USA

Year: 2025(15 in Danger Zone)[10 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2800(15)[10]1897(10)[9]1298(6)[9]917(2)[7]636(1)[6]404(1)[6]220[6]
>= 50 mln USD1581(8)[7]1096(5)[6]749(4)[6]535(2)[5]382(1)[4]251(1)[4]128[4]
>= 100 mln USD1080(5)[7]760(3)[6]526(3)[6]366(1)[5]266[4]182[4]101[4]
>= 200 mln USD713(5)[6]498(3)[6]353(3)[6]249(1)[5]177[4]127[4]67[4]
>= 500 mln USD357(2)[4]262[4]185[4]141[4]101[3]69[3]33[3]

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (10 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Canada271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; in gaseous state, natural gas202599.99%9,576,360,607
2Canada271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202596.31%695,868,455
3Rep. of Korea271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals202596.09%19,369,408
4Canada271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202595.30%35,255,312
5Canada271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202595.00%245,163,077
6Canada271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202590.00%1,683,560,014
7Canada270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202561.39%90,155,790,541
8Mexico271099Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bituminous minerals, not crude and preparations n.e.c., weight 70% or preparations of the same, not containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)202558.11%15,228,876
9Trinidad and Tobago271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202551.37%318,718,113
10Mexico271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202531.40%194,842,490

Partner frequency summary:

Canada: 6 occurrences

Mexico: 2 occurrences

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271020 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271099 - Waste Oils; of petroleum or obtained from bitu...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.